Lucifer hunk lands lead role in new spin off series from hit crime drama
LUCIFER hunk Tom Ellis has landed a lead role in a new spin off series based on CIA agents.
The new crime drama is called “CIA” and is set in the “FBI” franchise.
Tom, 46, is best known for starring as Lucifer Morningstar in the hit series Lucifer, which was based on the DC Comics version of the Prince of Darkness.
The Welsh actor starred in the show from 2015 to 2021, with Fox airing three seasons before Netflix picked it up and aired an additional three seasons.
The new “CIA” drama is set to premiere during the 2025-2026 broadcast season.
The official show description states: “‘CIA’ is a one hour crime drama centered on two unlikely partners – a fast-talking, rule-breaking loose cannon CIA case officer (Ellis), and a by-the-book, seasoned and smart FBI agent who believes in the rule of law.”
“When this odd couple are assigned to work out of CIA’s New York Station, they must learn to work together to investigate cases and criminals posing threats on U.S. soil, finding that their differences may actually be their strength.”
Though Tom has taken one of the lead roles, the second lead role is still being decided.
The show is written by Dick Wolf and David Hudgins, who are both executive producers alongside Nicole Perlman, David Chasteen, and Peter Jankowski.
“CIA” is produced by Universal Television in association with Wolf Entertainment and CBS Studios.
The news of the drama comes after it was announced that both “FBI: Most Wanted” and “FBI: International” had been canceled at CBS.
“FBI” is currently in the first season of the three-season renewal it received in 2024.
Before starring in Lucifer, Tom was best known for starring in the BBC sitcom Miranda and also well known for playing Dr Oliver Cousins in EastEnders.
In June 2019, Tom married his long-term girlfriend, American screenwriter and actress Meaghan Oppenheimer.
The pair tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at the Grassini Family Winery in Santa Ynez Valley, California.
They began dating in 2015 and announced their engagement in 2018.
Before that, Tom was previously married to EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite, who he married in 2006 in Somerset after meeting the year before through their mutual friend James McAvoy.
They went on to have two daughters, Florence (born 2008) and Marnie (born 2012).
But in 2014, following revelations of Tom’s infidelity, the couple divorced.
Tamzin was left devastated after he confessed to a one-night stand while filming Gothica in the States in 2013.
According to The Richest, Tom has a net worth of £6m.
This is largely down to his work on TV.
It’s estimated his Netflix earnings for Lucifer could be as high as £37,000 per episode.
Tom is due to star opposite Sterling K. Brown in the upcoming Hulu limited series Washington Black.